Act of Apr. 21, 1948, ch. 225, 62 Stat. 198
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto
Eightieth Congress, Session II · Approved April 21, 1948
This is an unofficial transcription, prepared by Robert J. Pfister for ease of reading and copying. The authoritative text is the United States Statutes at Large.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 75 (c) (U.S.C., title 11, sec. 203) of the Act of July 1, 1898, entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, as amended, be and is amended to read as follows:
“(c) At any time prior to March 1, 1949, a petition may be filed by any farmer in the district court of the district in which he resides, stating that such farmer is insolvent or unable to meet his debts as they mature and that it is desirable to effect a composition or an extension of time to pay his debts. The petition or answer of the farmer shall be accompanied by his schedules. If any such petition is filed, an order of adjudication shall not be entered except as provided hereinafter in this section.”
Approved April 21, 1948.